Gallery: Winter in Edmonton

John, who did'nt want to give his last name, was dressed for the weather on a cold day in the river valley in Edmonton, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.

John Lucas
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Grade 7 student Rodney House peers through a frosted school bus window when he and his classmates from the Paul First Nations school had a field trip to the Telus World of Science in Edmonton, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.John Lucas
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The Statue of Jazz great Big Miller appeared to be singing the blues in the cold temperature in Edmonton, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.Joyn Lucas
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A cold looking pedestrian walks on the U of A campus in Edmonton, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.John Lucas
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Deanna Makohoniuk was dressed for the weather on a cold day near Westmount in Edmonton, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.John Lucas
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Davey Tree Service worker Richard Valois used an 80-foot cherry picker to take down trees at Scona Road at 94th Avenue in the cold temperature in Edmonton, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Trees are being removed to make way for road construction.John Lucas
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"Furshadowing" of spring!Jim Brohman
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This young snowshoeing group was taking to the open fields south of the Strathcona Wilderness Centre on Family Day.Jim Brohman
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This rather stately-looking skier was spotted on family day out at the Strathcona Wilderness CentreJim Brohman
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My son and I took noticed of the massive snow dump located north of the Whitemud FreewayJim Brohman
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Bob and Skyler find a good use for all the snow that had accumulated on their roof in the month of January.Carrie Sawatsky
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City snow removal crews cleared off our north-west residential area street right down to the pavement Jan 29, leaving behind some not so tidy looking windrows. Across the street and farther down in front of the school building, a pair of Bobcats scooped the resulting windrow off the road and up onto the school lawn, reclaiming some badly needed street parking space.Mike Charles
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Monks from the Rathchadham Buddhist temple take snow removal into their own hands in the neighbourhood of Kensington after not even being on the schedule for plowing.Trevor Boller
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Residents of Quarry Ridge Phase 1 digging out January 23rd as city is unable to respond to serveral calls for help.Rob Ritchie
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Operators work to extricate a loader bogged down in heavy snow on a city cul de sac.Jun Hu
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Taking advantage of the high snow bank between garages, my neighbors dog, Tazz, found an easy way up onto the gargage roof where he could survey his domain with his owner, Terri, looking on. Taken January 24th, 2010.Leslie Preston
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Stony Plain water fountain in back yard.Imelda Krueger
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Don't let winter get you down! Embrace the snow - have fun with it! Not sure what to do with all of that "driveway crud" you've been diligently scraping off? Here's a little 'do-it-yourself' project to while away those winter hours! Inukshuk built out of 'driveway crud' by Colleen Sayer of Edmonton. (And you wondered what retired people do to fill their days!!!)Colleen Sayer
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After performing a dance called “New Spring”, four girls from Ottewell Junior High School’s bilingual program walked into the heavy snow and have a picture taken in front of the ice Chinese Gate. They are, from left, Olivia Wang, Anna Yang, Elizabeth Ng and Melanie Liu.Mianmian Xie
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My dog loves the snow and passing through his reinforced snow tunnel is part of his daily play routine!Jim Brohman
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If we get more snow this sign near 107St. & 32 Ave., will be in need of snow removal in Edmonton , January 18, 2010.Ed Kaiser
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You would think that this is a snowbank if you didn't see antennas sticking out from the cars in this lot near 63 Ave. and 104 St. in Edmonton , January 18, 2010.Ed Kaiser
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It's obviously not the season for sports cars judging by the line of Camaros sitting in the snow beside Don Wheaton Motors in Edmonton.John Lucas
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Bonnie Sniedze had a pile of snow going bigger than a car on her garage pad in the Mill Creek area in Edmonton Ab on Tuesday Jan 18, 2011John Lucas
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Someone added a touch of artistry to a pile of snow along a Whyte Avenue sidewalk in Edmonton Ab on Tuesday Jan 18, 2011.John Lucas
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A snow blower is silhouetted by the setting sun as snow is cleared off a parking lot at the University of Alberta Campus January 11, 2011.Larry Wong
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Andrew Hilbrecht stands beside the 'Windrow Watcher' made by the family, Jeff, Mary, Jessica (10), & Andrew (8) from the packed snow from their driveway in Bearspaw. "We just had to do something interesting with all the packed snow we were chiseling off the driveway."Jeff Hilbrecht
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A frosty-faced man named John takes a walk at Hawrelak Park Thursday as temperatures dipped to -23C degrees, which felt like -32C degrees with the wind chill.Larry Wong
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